3411. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in county Louth and the timeframe to have them up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43468/25]
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3412. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to streamline apprenticeship access and training; whether there has been engagement with ETBs and the further higher education sector on these streamlining plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43469/25]
3413. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the funding issues for SOLAS and ETB’s; the position regarding any delays in apprenticeships or cuts to courses or staff across all aspects of the ETB education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43470/25]
3414. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on plans to deal with issues being faced by adult educators across the ETB sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43471/25]
3415. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that the same income eligibility limits for SUSI grants are applicable for students attending recognised courses in colleges outside this State, such as in Northern Ireland, as are applicable for students attending recognised courses in colleges in this State; and if he will make a statem…
3416. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43661/25]
3417. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43679/25]
3418. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the special educational accommodations, such as rest facilities, flexible scheduling or assisted learning support that have been implemented in further and higher education institutions for students diagnosed with narcolepsy post-pandemrix vaccination; whether additional funding is planned to support thes…
3419. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is an opportunity, or any avenue, whereby a third level student can receive fee support to repeat a year, where the student suffered a severe mental health episode during the initial term and had to drop out; and if his Department can support a student in these circumstances where the issue is clear…
3420. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been any progress in expanding the number of dental college places offered to students in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin in light of the 2023 announcement by his Department to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44017/25]
3421. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of funding allocated to dental colleges in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin for the academic years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44018/25]
3422. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional funding will be provided to the dental schools in University College Cork which have submitted proposals to the Department for the expansion of their training programme, which would involve the development of a new hub in which additional students could be trained and practice; and if he will ma…
3423. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding set aside for the North South Research Fund; the number of applicants and the awards given to successful applicants, in 2025 and in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44024/25]
3424. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the Skillnet SME incentivisation scheme will be launched; and the reason for the delay in launching the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44081/25]
3426. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide detailed information on the acceptance criteria, processes for assessment and any other pertinent information of the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships with respect to applications from students from Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44240/25]
3427. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year costs of doubling the number of third level places available for therapeutic courses (details supplied). [44354/25]
3428. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the student contribution fee for September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44363/25]
3429. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship courses which have been cancelled this year broken down by ETB. [44432/25]
3430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of community infrastructure projects identified by his Department, such as town halls, community centres, men’s sheds, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42885/25]
3431. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made on establishing additional remote work hubs in rural Waterford as promised under Our Rural Future. [43632/25]
3432. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he expects the rural population in Ireland to rise or fall over the next four years. [40784/25]
3433. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of the demands of protesters in Dublin recently in relation to the depopulation of rural, island and Gaeltacht areas; and his plans to deal with the issues that protesters had regarding the issue. [40785/25]
3434. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is concerned about certain rural GAA clubs not being able to field adult and underage teams anymore. [40786/25]
3435. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is concerned about the decline of rural pubs in the past 20 years, as highlighted by a recent report (details supplied). [40787/25]
3436. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the rural proofing model pledged in Our Rural Future; the number of departments that have adopted the model; and if he will commit to statutory backing for the mechanism. [40788/25]